40 Thrift Store Paintings That Got A Second Life Thanks To Creative Repaintings
What look like forgotten landscapes or awkward portraits at first glance often turn out to be the perfect blank canvas. On r/Repaintings , artists and hobbyists regularly rescue thrift store paintings from dusty shelves and give them a bold second life through clever, unexpected repaintings.
By adding surreal twists, pop culture references, or subtle humor, these creators transform overlooked artwork into something entirely new while still respecting the original piece. This collection of some repainted thrift store finds proves that with a little imagination and a steady brush, even the most unassuming art can become something truly memorable.
#1 For All The Lotr Fans Out There
#2 Made A Classic Repainting, The Rubber Ducky
Rubber duck painted onto a wintery landscape
#3 Mary Poppins
#4 Proud Of This One!
#5 Sharing My Latest Roller Coaster Creation. Picked Up This At A Salvation Army For $3.99
#6 Cat Bombing, My Latest Thing. Didn’t Remember To Take A Before Picture But Think It’s Pretty Obvious What I Added
#7 My Oil Paintings On Thrifted Fabric
#8 What Do You Think To My First Attempt? Any Suggestions Appreciated
#9 My Latest Painting On Thrifted Fabric With Thrifted Pieces Sewn-In
#10 Stripped Another Old World Christmas Ornament And Repainted It To Look Like My Brother’s Cat
#11 Stay Puft – Acrylic On Thrift Art
#12 Iron Giant, Acrylic On Thrifted Painting
#13 I Bring You Love
#14 The Ultimate Rick Roll
#15 “Why Is The Rum Always Gone” Acrylic On Thrifted Painting
#16 Let’s All Go To The Lobby
#17 Lost In The World
#18 Added Some Spook To This Decorative Plate
#19 First Time! Added Winnie The Pooh To This Cheap Thrift Shop Painting!
#20 Our Lady Of Coffee
#21 Thrift Store Repaint
Found this old painting at the thrift store and decided to do a repaint as my White Elephant gift for my work Christmas party. I dont paint much but I definitely want to do more of these! Let me know what you think.
#22 Yogi And Boo
#23 I’ve Started To Collect And Paint Lettering On Old Decorative Plates
#24 Painted Elaine Into A Thrifted Print
#25 I Repainted A Thrift Store Last Supper Painting With My Favourite Video Game Characters
#27 Pizzagate (Done By My Friend, Hanging In My Kitchen)
#28 “So Thirsty” Original Completed Circa 2015
#29 All Work And No Play – I Had A Lot Of Fun Painting This One!
#30 My First Repainting Ever, Starting My Second!
#31 Courage In Eggplant Suit
#32 There Goes The Chili!
#33 Sasquatch Takes A Break
#34 Amsterdam
#35 Everyone Said He Was Too Sheltered, Everyone Said He’d Never Leave Home. Greg Decided To Show Em All. He Flew Solo To Japan For Vacation, And Now Residency. No Egrets
#36 He’s My Emotional Support Critter
#37 Repainted This Vintage Garden Gnome I Found Tucked Away In A Thrift Shop
#38 Zero To Hero
#39 Thrift Painting I’m Working On Adding Characters To
#40 Castaway
Saumya Ratan
Saumya is an explorer of all things beautiful, quirky, and heartwarming. With her knack for art, design, photography, fun trivia, and internet humor, she takes you on a journey through the lighter side of pop culture.
This 3D Printed Internally Lit Fantasy Armor Is Every Cosplayer’s Dream
Meet Melissa Ng, a New York-based artist, a founder of the Lumecluster wearable art producers, and a person responsible for this amazing 3D-printed, internally lit, medieval-inspired fantasy body armor. Phew, try saying that in one breath…
To make it happen, she spent around 518 hours on designing this fantasy gear on her computer, before 3D printing the durable plastic frame and enhancing it with LED lights.
Melissa has also listened to the feedback that came after her previous armor designs and made this one so it would have the qualities of an actual medieval armor and its beauty wouldn’t rely so much on the feminine figure beneath.
“I made this in honor of the creatives out there who know that, even though it’s empowering to be the ruler of your dreams and creations, you also know how incredibly lonely the journey can often be.”
For the step-by-step process of making this magical armor make sure you visit Melissa’s website .
More info: lumecluster | instagram
Andrius
In cahoots with the secret orde… With nobody. In cahoots with nobody.
This 3D Printed Internally Lit Fantasy Armor Is Every Cosplayer’s Dream
Meet Melissa Ng, a New York-based artist, a founder of the Lumecluster wearable art producers, and a person responsible for this amazing 3D-printed, internally lit, medieval-inspired fantasy body armor. Phew, try saying that in one breath…
To make it happen, she spent around 518 hours on designing this fantasy gear on her computer, before 3D printing the durable plastic frame and enhancing it with LED lights.
Melissa has also listened to the feedback that came after her previous armor designs and made this one so it would have the qualities of an actual medieval armor and its beauty wouldn’t rely so much on the feminine figure beneath.
“I made this in honor of the creatives out there who know that, even though it’s empowering to be the ruler of your dreams and creations, you also know how incredibly lonely the journey can often be.”
For the step-by-step process of making this magical armor make sure you visit Melissa’s website .
More info: lumecluster | instagram
Andrius
In cahoots with the secret orde… With nobody. In cahoots with nobody.
